APRIL 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 647

STATEMENT of the average amount of the Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New South Wales, in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1894.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 101,427 17 9
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 515 2 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 3,841 19 2
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 444,844 19 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,644,394 19 6
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Total average liabilities ..£2,195,024 17 8

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 405,830 1 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 14,552 7 6
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 2,172 3 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 12,482 5 2
Landed property .. .. .. 94,593 16 11
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 280,799 11 6
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,687,219 10 5

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 44,813 1 6
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,542,462 17 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1894, £1,683,500.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 12½ per cent. per annum.
Amount of last dividend declared, £78,125.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £1,010,000.

Dated at Christchurch, this 13th day of April, 1894.
W. G. RHIND, Inspector.
R. CHAPMAN, Inspector’s Accountant.

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GENERAL ABSTRACT showing the average amount of the Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of Australasia, within the Colony of New Zealand, taken from the several weekly statements during the Quarter from the 1st January to the 31st March, 1894.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 69,667 6 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 6,975 2 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 366,875 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 930,882 9 8
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Total average liabilities ..£1,374,399 17 10

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 305,229 9 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 2,421 17 3
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 61,451 1 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 246,550 12 8
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 937,228 13 10

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 1,702 9 9
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£1,554,584 4 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £1,600,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, £7 10s. per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £60,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £811,300.

Dated at Wellington, this 11th day of April, 1894.
C. WINTER, Acting-Inspector.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the National Bank of New Zealand, Limited, in the Colony of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1894.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 107,629 9 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 1,800 12 11
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 15,316 8 8
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 354,882 0 5
Bearing interest .. .. .. 739,445 12 5
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Total average liabilities ..£1,219,074 3 8

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 194,577 16 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 19,393 19 3
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 3,224 9 10
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 2,818 14 10
Landed property .. .. .. 91,056 13 1
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 241,343 19 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,173,005 2 8

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 12,701 14 2
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£1,738,122 10 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1894, £250,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 5 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £6,250.
Amount of the reserved profits at 31st March, 1893 (date of last published balance-sheet), £16,927 16s. 1d.

Dated at Dunedin, this 18th day of April, 1894.
JAMES COATES,
General Manager.

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STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Colonial Bank of New Zealand during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1894.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 117,944 1 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 20,568 1 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 7,376 18 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 421,182 7 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,132,921 13 2
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Total average liabilities ..£1,699,993 1 5

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 220,299 4 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 35,650 12 7
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 4,003 12 10
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 11,012 5 4
Landed property .. .. .. 106,980 8 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 346,566 19 8
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. 93,293 1 11
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,673,704 5 11

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 28,911 5 2
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,520,421 16 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1894, £400,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 7 per cent.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £14,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £84,791 14s. 4d.

H. MACKENZIE, General Manager.
H. ADAM, Accountant.